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Monday, 7 May 2012

Getting Colder

It's late autumn here in Brisbane, and in the NTBTS household, things are cooling down quite a bit.

The furry blankeys on the lounge chairs are suddenly very popular with both humans and animals!

Mum asked when Mr Woof planned to come out from under the one he claimed - and it seems that it will be around half-past spring. In his favour, he is willing to have humans sit with him and share the blankey, as long as they scratch him while they do it.

He objects to me sitting beside him, sharing the blankey and scratching him. I am certain I scratch far more effectively than the humans do, but for reasons I can't comprehend, Mr Woof prefers to have them scratch him.

I must confess that I did leave the other furry blankey for a while last night - only because it was warmer in Mum's bed.

I find I'm feeling very cuddly at the moment. The humans, however, aren't keen to cuddle me, as I'm in the process of changing from my summer coat into my winter one, and I leave bits of my summer coat all over them.

They have such a limited supply of hair of their own, confined mostly to their heads, that one would think they would appreciate a little extra hair to help them keep warm. They do not. This is one of the many strange, illogical, things about humans, that I fail to understand. They will put on extra coats - but do not appreciate the coat I am willing to share with them.

The curious habits of humans do fascinate me! They are very entertaining creatures in their own way, although, as I have said, completely irrational.

Well, that's life in the NTBTS household at the moment. I hope wherever you are, you are staying warm.

Until next time we meet in the bloggosphere,
I remain,
Mr Bumpy,
Bloggercat

Books by Iris, available in paperback and ebook versions, from:

Patchwork

Patchwork is an anthology of short stories and poems by author and blogger Iris Carden. In this volume, you will deal with the aftermath of a dog bite in Bad Moon Rising, spend a sleepless night with The Possum in the Roof, and investigate a weird religious cult in The Time of Blood and Death. The print version of the book has a bonus story not in the eBook version.

Beside Still Waters

A book of sermons and brief reflections on Christian Scripture, by Rev Iris Carden. There is no specific order to the items in the book, they are intended to each be a "surprise" in that they are not related to the items around them. It is hoped that in each, the reader will find something new or special, or unexpected, a message from God. Rev Iris Carden has a Master's Degree in Theology and more than 10 years of experience as a Christian minister

Cat-it-orial

Mr Bumpy is such a talented cat, he even runs his own website: mrbumpycat.com. He is a blogger, and a very bad cat. His favourite hobby is world domination. His next hobby is harassing the humans and other animals he shares a home with. In this book, you can see the world through the eyes of a megalomanicat, and some of the other animals who share his home.

Group Meeting

(Novella) In a facility for people recovering from mental illness: a group of people with sinister pasts starts to be visited by a girl who doesn't exist.

Karlee

Failing author Terry Dixon is made an offer that seems unbelievable. He can have all of his problems solved, have everything he has ever wanted, for a price. The price is something that "will not be too difficult" for him to pay - but it is not specified what it actually will be. With bills mounting up and a deadline looming, Terry agrees to a deal with something he knows nothing about.

About the Author

Iris Carden is a retired Uniting Church minister and former journalist. Lupus forced her to stop working. On good days she writes.

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About Mr Bumpy

My name's Mr Bumpy. I spend a lot of time on the computer. (The humans I allow to live with me sometimes complain about me being on the computer - but they're mere humans, what do they know?)

My greatest achievements to date are: throwing Miss C's mobile phone out the window during the night; explaining to the dog who is boss; putting a mouse in Mum's slipper; bringing a live snake into the house and playing with it under the birdcage; and getting my own cat biscuits out of the bag when the humans are too slow to do as they're told.

I do have some help with my blog here - my "Mum" a human named Iris does some of my typing for me. She's OK as humans go, so you might want to check out her blogs some time. And of course, there's a dog and some rats and budgies, but you're really not interested in them.

You can contact me (or any of the rest of the Mr Bumpy Cat Dot Com team) at: contact@mrbumpycat.com